Personal cigarette lighter

ABSTRACT

A uniquely constructed cigarette lighter designed to minimize damage and death to individuals and damage to property; includes a battery, electrical conduit and heating element that are interconnected by a pressure activated switch. Effectively eliminating open flames, sparks and volatile liquid fuel, characteristics associated with conventional cigarette lighters. Resulting in substantially minimizing death and damage to humans and destruction of property. Additionally, this new device is useful underwater.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a uniquely configured cigarette lighterparticularly suitable for individuals and the military, which isspecially designed to eliminate open flames and volatile fuelsassociated with conventional cigarette lighters and to be usefulunderwater.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

Individuals and military organizations typically use cigarette lightersto start fires, ignite cigarettes and fuses attached to explosives andvarious other tasks where portable heat is necessary. A conventionalcigarette lighter includes a highly volatile, combustible liquid fueland a flint to create sparks to ignite the fuel, resulting in openflame. The fuel is contained within a plastic container.

Such devices, however, have numerous disadvantages. Open flame has beenknown to ignite clothing and property resulting in serious injury, evendeath and significant loss of financial as well as physical assets.Also, open flame is not useful for underwater applications. Additionallythe mechanism used to initiate the spark is uncomfortable to operate bythose with physical limitations such as arthritis and may cause furtherdamage to those individuals. Each of the above described disadvantages,when combined, result in increased frequency to catastrophe. The uniquedesign of the present invention overcomes the above describeddisadvantages of conventional cigarette lighters by providing this newdevice that eliminates open flame, eliminates volatile liquid fuel, isable to be used underwater and minimizes damage to the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a cigarette lighter for individuals andorganizations engaging in activities where a safe heat source isrequired. The device comprises a battery, connecting wires, a connectingswitch and a heating element that is recessed a predetermined distancewithin its casing. Its function is to minimize damage and death topeople and to minimize damage to property. It is therefore an object ofthe present invention to provide a cigarette lighter that is safe touse.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a cigarettelighter that eliminates open flames.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a cigarettelighter that eliminates volatile liquid fuel.

It is yet still another object of the present invention to provide acigarette lighter that can be used underwater.

Further, another object of the present invention is to provide acigarette lighter that is inexpensive to manufacture and purchase.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention willbecome readily apparent from the following detailed description of thepreferred embodiment when considered with the attached drawings and theappended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a frontal view of the present invention sitting on its base.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a ceramic heat element.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 2, the present invention relates to acigarette lighter specifically designed for protecting individuals andproperty against damage.

The cigarette lighter according to the present invention includes awatch type battery 1 which is connected via connecting wire 3 to aconnecting switch 4, said switch 4 completing a circuit between thebattery 1 and a heating element 2. All these components are enclosedwithin a case 5, showing the recessed position of the heating element 2within said case 5.

Turning now to FIG. 2, a ceramic heating element 6 is disclosed, it isconnected to the electrical power source by way of connecting wires 3,thereby enabling the present invention to be used underwater.

The above described device is preferably constructed with a thermallyprotected material or a material that inherently does not conduct heatfor its case. The remaining component parts may be purchased fromvarious sources including electronic suppliers or department stores,then configured according to the details of construction enumeratedabove.

As is readily apparent from the above description, the present inventionprovides a cigarette lighter that minimizes damage and death to peopleand destruction of property while also being useful underwater.

Furthermore, the present device is significantly more comfortable to usethan conventional lighters.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has beenshown and described it will be readily apparent to those skilled in theart that modifications may be made thereto which do not exceed the scopeof the appended claims. Therefore, the scope of the invention is only tobe limited by the following claims.

1. A cigarette lighter for use wherever a safe source of heat isrequired, comprising: a watch type battery for its electrical source; aheating element for ignition; a metallic electrical conduit forconducting the flow of electrical current; and a pressure activatedconnecting switch for interconnecting the component parts.
 2. Theembodiment in claim 1 wherein an electrolyte is used for an electricalconduit.
 3. The embodiment in claim 2 wherein a ceramic heating elementis adapted for underwater usefulness.
 4. The embodiment in claim 3wherein a chemical element is used as fuel, that when mixed with airresults in flameless heat being produced.